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Benjamin Franklin Kemp

13 Nov 1844 – 3 May 1905

Birth13 Nov 1844
Death3 May 1905
CemeterySharon Cemetery
Sharon , Barber County , Kansas , USA
Added byA Kemp on 04 Jan 2013
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Wife Luticil Rice, In 1883 they moved to the Sharon Valley where they held 100 head of cattle on the free range. That year the Texas fever, brought in by ticks on Texas cattle, infected and killed countless native cattle. Grandfather lost all but 21 head. That winter my Grandfather, with the help of his 16 year old son, Ulysses, and Mr. Beal, a carpenter and cabinet maker, built a nice house on the farm the Kemps bought south of Sharon. Grandmother and the little girls spent that winter in Dale, Indiana with her parents. Grandfather farmed, raised cattle, and had a fine orchard, Emma, my mother, recalled the peaches, applies, and apricots which they sold in Medicine lodge. Later when people came to the farm for the fruit, she remembered how he always piled the baskets high. They butchered their own meat and made sausage which was smoked in a special smokehouse. They made apple butter in a Hugh iron kettle in the yard. The family attended a basket supper and New Year's Eve party at the College Hill School, four miles from their home. At about 10:00 p. m. a blizzard struck. All but two teams were sheltered close by at the Urton farm. The other horses were brought into the school building after two rows of seats were removed. By morning the storm had abated but the roads were badley drifted, Enroute home the Kemps were entertained at a New Year's dinner at there neighbors, the Jim Crawford. Grandfather was 6 feet 5 inches tall and was of athletic built. An account printed in the Medicine lodge Cresset of March 2, 1892 reported, "A cow pony ridden by B. F. Kemp stopped short and he was thrown, dislocating his left elbow. Mr. Kemp is probably the strongest man in the county, and while a messenger went for help, Mr. Kemp placed his left hand between his knees and pressed on the joint and fortunately the bone went back in place. Immediate relief was the result." Grandfather died in the Wichita Hospital March 3, 1905, from an infection in his foot. He was a diabetic and this was before insulin. Grandmother moved to a home in Sharon where she lived until her death, April 3, 1906. He was wounded on three different occasions. Benjamin's granddaughter, Mildred Rulr Olson, recalled the story of how Benjamin and his younger brother, David, manage to enlist despite being under age. So as not to be forced to tell a lie, both boys wrote the number "18" on a slip of paper and put it in there shoe. Later when asked how old they were, both could reply "over 18". After the war ended, Benjamin came home to Dubois County, Indiana. U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865 Name: Benjamin F. Kemp , Side: Union , Regiment State/Origin: Indiana Regiment Name: 27 Indiana Infantry Regiment Name Expanded: 27th Regiment, Indiana Infantry COMPANY: K , Rank In: Private , Rank In Expanded: Private Rank Out: Private , Rank Out Expanded: Private Alternate Name: Benjamin/Kemp , Film Number: M540 roll 40 Kemp, Benjamin Franklin Huntingburg, 19, S, 6-3, Farmer Arrested under Provost Marshall guard 8-26-62. Severely wounded at Gettysburg--gunshot middle 1/3 left leg. 12th Corps General Field Hospital, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. United States Army General Hospital, York, Pennsylvania. Hospital at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. United States Army Convalescent Hospital, Patterson Park, Baltimore, Maryland. Convalescent Camp, Maryland. Returned to regiment 10-30-63. Severely wounded at New Hope Church--right hand, breast & shoulder. General Hospital, Kingston, Georgia. General Field Hospital, Chattanooga Tennessee. Fortress Rosecrans, Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Returned to regiment 6-28-64. Veteran Volunteer, transferred to 70th Indiana Infantry, then consolidated with 33rd Indiana Infantry. Mustered out 7-21-65. Died at Wichita, Kansas 3-3-1905

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